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ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN TOBACCO.

COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BOX-MAKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

Application filed November 25, 1903. Serial No. 182,569.

To all whom '1' 6 may concern Be it known that I, FRED R. Harms, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-Making Machines, fully described and represented in the. following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to machines for making boxes or box covers having a bottom section, or a top section, as the case may be, of polygonal form, and more particularly of rectangular form, and having side sections extending from the edges of the bottom or top, and having a covering strip of paper or other suitable material applied to such sides, one edge of such covering strip being bent over against the bottom, or top, of the box, and the other edge of the cover-' ing strip being turned on the edges of the box sides and bentinward against the inner faces of such edges.

Although, as stated, the invention may be employed in machines for making either box bodies or box covers, the term box will be used herein in a general sense to include both,-and the term bottom or bottom section will b used to designate the part of the box from which the side sections extend.

The invention aims generally to provide a machine of this class by which a high class product may be produced, and which shall be capable of operating at a high rate of speed. v

A preferred form-of machine embodying the various features of the invention is adapted to feed box blanks successively from a holder, bend the. side sections of the blanks to stand at right angles to the bottom section, feed a covering strip of sufficient length from a continuous web, apply paste thereon, apply the covering strip to the box sides, turn the edges .of the covering strip and secure them in position, and finally eject the completed box from the machine. Such a'inachine, it will be seen, not only applies the covering stri to' the sides of the box, but also forms t e box from a blank, the covering strip servin in such case to hold the bent-up sides of t 0. box in position. It will be understood, however, that features of the invention relating to applying the covering strip to the box sides might be employed equally well for applying a covering strip to a box having itssides secured in position by other means, or to a box previously formed.

A full understanding of the invention can best be given by a detailed description of a completely organized machine of preferred form embodying all the features of the invention, and such a description will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings showing such a machine, in which Figure 1 is an cndelevatiou of the machine looking in the directionfof the arrow 1 of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a side elevation looking in the direction of the arrow 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are sections on an enlarged scale taken on lines 4, 5 and 6 respectively, of Fig 2. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section on a furtherenl'arged scale taken on line 7 of Fig. 3. Fig.

8 is a horizontal section taken on'iline 8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a detailed, plan view showing the device for drawing the covering strip into position. Fig. 10 is a view taken on line 10 of Fig. 3 showing the covering strip positioning and severing means. Fig; 11 is a section on line 11 of Fig. 10.. Fig. 12 is a face view, partly in section, of the box forming and covering devices. Fig. 12" is a perspective view of the box-with the covering strip partly applied thereto as when the covering devices are in the position shown by the full and dotted lines in Fig. 12. Fig. 13 is a detail view of the covering strip applying devices looking in the direction of the arrow 13 of Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a sectional view of the same taken on line 14 of Fig. 12. Fig. 15 is a detail sectional view of parts shown in Fig. 14 in position after the plunger by which the edge of the covering strip is folded inward has made its folding movement. Fig. 16 is a face view'of parts shown in Fig. 12 showing the parts in a different. position; Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the box with the covering 'strip partially applied thereto'as when the folding devices are in the position shown in Fig. 16. Fig. 17 is a view similar to Fig. 16, but

"showing the parts in position when the fold zontal sections taken on lines 13 and 19 respectivel'y of Fig. '17. Figs. 20 and 21 are enlarged detail views of devices whereby a smooth corner fold of the covering strip against the bottom of the box is secured.

Fig. 22 is a detail view of the covering strip positioning device. 'Fig. 23 is a detail sectional view of the pasting mechanism for applying pasteto the covering strip. Fig; 24fis a face view of one of the box blanks. Fig. 25 is a perspective view of the same after its side sections have been bent into position.

' Referring to the drawings, the various parts of the machine are supported by a suit able frame 10, platform 11 and' vertical frame 12 extending upward from the platform. The machine shown-is intended for forming rectangular boxes from blanks of the form shown in Fig. 24. The blanks are placed in a blank holder 15 (see Figs.

2, 3, 6 and 7') in which they stand on edge.

" being guided bythe sides 16' and 17 of rh holder, and as successive blanks are taken from the holder the supply of blanks is fed forward by means of a sliding follower 18 which is preferably spring pressed, as by means of a coiled spring 19 acting on a shaftwhich carries a pair of pulleys 20 on which are coiled belts 21 which pass from the pul- 'leys 20 over guide rolls 22 and thence horizontally in grooves in the bottom 23 of the holder and have their ends secured to the sliding follower 18. One of the sides of the holder, as 16, is preferably removable to permit free access to the interior of the holder in case the blanks should become jammed or for any desired purpose. The removable side 16 may be secured in position in any suitable manner, as by means of adepending arm and clamping screw 24, as shown in Fig. 6.

The front wall of the holder against which-the end blank is held by the follower- 18 is formed by a vertical plate 25 secured to I the frame 12 and extending above the holder, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Between the end of the bottom 23 of the holder and the plate 25, there is left a narrow slot 26 through which reciprocates a vertical blank feeding slide 27 of a thickness about equal to the thickness of a box blank. By the upward movement of the'slide 27, the end blank of the pile in the holder is moved upward against the face of the plate 25 and permit a single -blank tn?- pas through.

i For securing V ofY-the side sectidns'oflthe. boxrblanks, the Q These shoulders 32 are preferably adjust 'able, as indicated in Fig. 3 to permit of their other end forked to embrace a cam shaft 35 and having a cam roll which runs in a face. cam groove of a cam disk 36 on the cam shaft35, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. The opening 30 is of a size and form corresponding to the outside of the box to be formed and forms part of a folding or die opening 40 which extends through the frame 12. After the box blank has been fed upward into position opposite the die opening, it is forced through such opening by means of a forming plunger 41 having its face ofa size and form corresponding to'the inner dimensions of the box. This plunger 41 is carried by a plunger rod 42 mounted to reciprocate horizontally and given its reciprocating movement by meansof a lever 43 having a double forked upper end to engage pins on the plunger rod, said pins being preferably carried by an adjustable, collar 44. The lower end of. the lever 43 carries a cam roll running in the groove of 11 peripheral cam disk .45 mounted on a cam shaft 46.

For supporting and holding the blank against the plunger 41, a clamping plunger 50 is provided carried by a horizontally re ciprocating plunger rod 51'which is reciprocated by means of a lever 52 having a double forked end to engage pins on the plunger rod, said pins being preferably carried by an adjustable collar 53 on said rod. The lower end of the lever 52 carries a cam roll running in the groove of a cam 54 on the shaft 4 46Z The cams actuating the plungers 41 and 50 are so formed that'from the positions of rest shown by full lines in Fig. 7 the clamping plunger 50 is first moved forward to the ition shown in dotted lines in said figure h- .lamp a box blank against the face of the plunger 41, and the two plungers then move to the left in saidfigure to carry the blank through the die opening 40, and come to rest again in the position shown in Fig. 14 after the box has been carried clear, of the die opening. The covering strip is applied to the box while in this position, and after the box is completed the plunger 41 moves to the right and the plunger 50 to the left to the positions shown in full lines-in Fig. 7. It will be seen that in\ the passage of the 'box blank through the die opening, the side P sections'of the blank are folded to stand at right-angles to the bottom 'sectiornas shown iii-Fig. 25.

a better sharper folding sides of the die opening '40 are preferably which slide, as the plungers advance to carrv provided with p resser strips or bars 55 and 56, the prcsser strips 55 being arranged 1n the vertical sides of the die opening and the presser strips 56in the horizontal sides, and the two sets of p'rcsser strips being in dif ferent planes so as to avoid interference. The presser strips are formed with inclined faces, as shown, and are mounted to extend normally inward beyond the sides of the die opening, being held in such position under yielding tension, as by means of springs 57. As the box blank is forced by the plunger 41 through the die opening, these presser strips 55 and 56 will .bear against the bent side sections of the blank and thereby aid in set tin said sections in their bent-up position.

11 order to prevent the side sections of the box blank from springing outward again as the blank is carried clear of the die opening by the plungers, holding devices are provided for engaging and holding such side sections in position. For this purpose, as shown, a horizontally swinging linger is provided to engage the lowermost side of the box, said finger being pivotally mounted in the frame of the die opening and normally standmg in the position shown 1n Figs. 5 and 7 and by full. lines in Fig. 8. As

a" folded box blank is carried through the die opening by the plunger-s 41 and 50, the lowermost folded side thereof will engage the finger 60 and swing it outward to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 8. the finger then bearing against such lowermost side of the box and holding it in its folded position. To insure such outward swing of the finger (it) by contact with the side of the box blank, the end of the finger isbent upward slightly, as shown in Fig. This upwardly bent end will be engaged by the box side, the finger then yielding slightly as it is swung outward so that the upwardly bent end will pass under the box side.

For holding the.vertically standing side sections of the box blank in their bent or set-up position, a pair of holding fingers 62 is provided, (see Figs. 2, 3, 7 and 8). These fingers 62 are carried by a slide 63 mounted to slide horizontally in a bracketd t extending upward from the platform 11,

thebox blajnk through the die opening, stands in its rearward position to hold the fingers G2 in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. '7', and is reciprocated for witlr drawing the fingers from the box sides for lhe purpose hereinafter explalncd. The

slide 63 may be reeiprocated by any suitable means.

As shown, it is reciprocated by means of a vertical rock shaft 65 carrying an arm 66 having a link connection with the slide 63, as shown in Figs. 3 and 7, said shaft being rocked against the tension of a spring 67, (see Fig. 4), by means of a cam 68 on the cam shaft 46, said cam acting on a cam roll carried by an arm 69 on the lower end of the shaft 65.

For holding the uppermost horizontal s'de of the box blank in its folded position, the slide 63 is preferably extended to form a top holding fin er 70, which, when the slide has been movet rearwarclly, or to the right in Fig. 7, extends in position to engage the uppermost side of the box blank as the latter is advanced from the die opening 40, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 7.

Any suitable mechanism may be employed for placing a covering strip in position to be applied to the folded blank, such position being preferably beneath the blank, and .the folding device being arranged to fold the ends of the strip upward about the vertically standing sides of the blank and over the upper horizontal side of the blank. Preferably, however, a gripping device is provided which draws the covering strips lengthwise into position, and this gripping device is preferably a reciprocating gripper, and the covering strip is preferably drawn by such gripper from a web or continuous slri p of covering material, means being provided for severing covering strip lengths from the continuous strip, and pasting mechanism being also preferably providcd for applying paste to the inner side of the strip. The covering strip pasting, severing and positioning devices will now be described.

The strip of covering material 3 is drawn from a web roll supported on a shaft or pin carried by a bracket 76, and passes beneath a guide-roll 77 through a guide way 78, from which guide way it passes between feeding'rolls 80 and 81. the upper roll'80 being also a pasting roll by which paste is applied to the upper side of the cor-- ering strip. Any suitable means may be provided for supplying paste to the roll 80. As shown, the roll 80 is mounted to rotate past an opening in a paste fountain 82 (see Figs. 1 and 23). The paste fountain is preferably provided with means for maintaining the paste therein heated,- as by' having its bottom formed with a chamber 83 for holding a liquid which may be heated by any suitable means. A slide 8a is mounted to project slightly beyond the main bottom of the fountain wit." its forward edge adjacent 117 (seeiFigs l, 2,3, a, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 22),

and are driven by a sprocket chain 90 1111b. ning on a sprocket wheel fast on the shaft 16 and a sprocket wheel 'loose on the shaft of the roll 81. Connected with the sprocket Wheel on the shaft of the roll 81 is a gear 91 which meshes with a gear 92 fast on the shaft of the roll 80. These sprocket wheels and gears are timed to drive the feed roll with a surface speed sufficient. to feed "at each rotation of the shaft 4L6 'a-length of covering material'sufliclent' for a single cov .er

ing strip. The. paste fountainis preferably mounted invertical guides 93 'in'whichitis held by means of set screws 94:, thus permit-" ting it to beadjusted to cause the'feeding. and pasting. roll 80 to bear with greater or less pressure on the coverlng material as the latter passes between saidIro-llandthe.roll

81. From the feeding-rolls 80 and 8l','the covering strip passes through --a: guide- .way 100 and thence between pivoted shear blades 101 and 102 "(see FigsIB, l0 and 11) by which lengths of covering'material'are sev cred from the strip. The shear bladesare 'pivotally mounted on a bracket-103 and are provided with actuating .arms 1 04: and 105 connected by a spring 106 and movedagainst the; tension of the spring" to separate-the shear blades by means of an anti-friction rollcarried'by alever 107, the other end of which lever travels-in the groove of' a pe} ripheral cam 108 mounted on the, shaft a6. In order to clear. the upper plate 101 ofpaste which may collect thereon from the pasted covering strip, a scraping plate l09'is preferably provided, said plate bein yieldingly mounted and having a bent or anged edge to scrape over the edge and inclined side of the shearblade. A plate 110 is also preferably provided to engage the other sideof the shear blade. For yieldinglv supporting said plates, they are preferably hung on pins 111 projecting from a bracket 112 and carrying springs 113 which press the plates 109 and 110 toward each other. An adjusting screw 114 is also preferably provided for holding the upper portions of the plates apart and thereby forcing their lower or' operative edges toward each other under the pressure of the springs 113. The guide-way- 100 is set a sufficient distance'from the feed ing rolls and .81 to permit the strip of covering material as it is v fed from between the feeding rolls to fall in a loop between the feeding rolls, and guide-way, and lengths of covering.imaterial suflicient for covering a box are, drawn. -t hrough said guide-way at 4 intervals. by. a f reciprocating gripper 115'. The gripper 1151s carried by a slide 116 'mounted on a horizontal guide said slide being reciprccated.hy means of a lever 118. connected tot-he slide by a link 1119 and oscillated for reciprocatingthe slide by means of-a lever. L20 cnnnectsdthereto oted to; swing horizontally and-.the upper,gripping jaw iscarried by 'arm against the tension of the spring released therefrom and allow the by a link 121 and carrying a roll running a groove'of a cam disk 122 (see Figs. 1, 2and 4 f The gripper .115 is formed .by means 'of gripping jaws .125 and 126 having horizontal co-acting gripping faces. .The lower gripping jaw 125 is carried by on the slide 117,

an farm128 pivoted to oscillate vertically on the-arm 127,,and-rth'e gripper 126is nor-' mally'ipressed toward the -.gr.ipper 125 by .means ofa spring 129. .When,in operative :pQSltiQn ,ithe' gripper armsi extend outward "from the slide 116 .as'shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 22.- The grippers, jhaving drawn a length .of covering material,

nto position, the gri an arm-.127" pit per arms -on the gram movement of the I slide are swung to the position shown in Fig.

9, from whichposition theyare again swung outward into operative positionbefore the slide reaches the end of its return movement.

For holding the gripperarms in operative and retracted position respectively, a spring bearing arm 130 is preferably provided on the slide 116 to bear against properly formed faces 131 and 1320f the gripper arm-127.

to that shown in Fig. 8. As the slide approaches the end of its return movement, and after the gripper arms have been returned.

totheir outward -or operative position as just described, an extended end 140 of'thef gripper arm 128 is engaged by an inclined abutment 1 11 by which said extended end of the arm is thrown downward to move the 129 and raise the gripper "126.: away from gripper 125. This abutment- 141 is so positioned and of such size that the'gripper-126 'will be raised before the edge thereof reaches the vertical plane of the shearblades, 101 and 102, and that the end 14-0 of the gripper arm 128 will pass beyond the same and be gripper 126 to close against the gripper 125 just the before the slide 116 reaches the end of its' return movement. The end of the covering.

strip left projecting from the guide-way 100 after the last operation of the severing shears will thus be clamped between the I grippers 125'and 126, andas the slide makes its forward'movement, that is to the right arm is in position to enter preferable, however,

in Fig. 8, the covering strip will be drawn to he'applied to the folded side sections of the box blank supported by the plungers 11 and 50. The cam abutment 141 is mounted so as to move out of the path of the extended end 140 of the gripper arm 128 as the slide 1.16 makes its feeding movement, being for" this purpose preferably pivotally mounted and held normally in operative position by means of a spring'14t2 and step 143. As the grippers approach the end of their feeding movement, the gripper 126 is raised to release the end of the Covering strip by means of a cam bar P15 in position to engage the extended end 1 10 of the gripper arm 128, and to insure the freeing of the end of the covering strip from the gripper 126, means for positively separating the end of the strip from the gripper 126 is provided. For this purpose, preferably, a scraper a'rm 146 is 'n'ovided, which, as the "rippers approach the end of their feeding movement, is raised by a lever 14? having a cam formed end to engage the under side of a shoulder 148 on the slide 116. When so raised, the scraper between the grippers 123 and 126 and to bear against the lower face of the upper gripper 126 and thereby force the end of the covering strip from said gripper as the grippers approach the end ot their feeding movement. \Vhen the shoulder 1118 moves out of engagement with the end of the lever 117 on the return movement of the slide, the scraper arm 1-16 is allowed to return under the influence of a spring hit) to its normal position, indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 22, leaving a free path for the feeding of the completed boxes from the machine, -as hereinafter described.

For holding the end of the covering strip in position to project between the grippers i2?) and 126 as thclattcr move into gripping position at the end of their return move ment, supporting and guiding fingers 150 and .151 respectively, are provided extending a short distance beyondthe end of the guide-way 100 and slightly beyond the line of the forward edges of the grippers when the latter are in their gripping position, the grippers being recessed, as shown at 152 and 153, to receive such supporting and guiding fingers. As the covering strip is drawn by the grippers into opposition to bcap )lied to thebox it is supported by parts 0 the covering strip applying devices to be described, and as well shown in Fig. 8.

Any suitable mechanism may be employed with other features of the invention -l'or applying the covering stri) to the box. hlechanism substantially as shown is and forms in itself a the invention. Finch mechanism part of raising the middle poreomprisc:-; means for tion of the strip against the lower horizontal side of the box as the latter is supported by the plungers t1 and 50, means for folding the extending portions of the strip upward against the vertical sides of the box, means for folding the ends of the strip down against the upper horizontal side of the box,

means for folding one edge of the strip against the bottom of the box, means for folding the other edge over the edges of the box sides, and means for folding such folded edge inward against the inner faces of the box sides. The means for raising the extending portions of the strip and laying the'same against the vertical sides of the box and for folding the ends of' the strip down against the upper horizontal side of the box are preferably formed by a pair of folding blocks 160 and 16.1 lying normally below the path of the strip as the latter moved into position by the strip positioning devices and moved upwardto lay the extending portions of the strip against the vertical sides of the box and then moved horizontally inward to fold the ends of the strip down against the upper horizontal side of the box;

The edge folders for folding the edges of the portions of the covering strip applied to the vertical sides of the box are carried by a yoke or frame 162 carried by a slide 163 mounted to slide vertically in guideways lii'l: extending through anopening 165 in the table 11. The frame 169. is formed with a horizontal portion 166 from the ends of which extend uprights 167 and 168 leaving an open rectangular space between the uprights and the horizontal portion. This folder carrying frame remains in its lowered position, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7 until a covering strip has been drawn into position then-cover and is then raised bodily to the position shown in Figs. 12, 18 and 14, to carry the vertical ed e folders upward into operative osition, 1 ny suitable means may be provh ed for raising the slide 163 and folder carrying frame. As shown, the slide is connected to a lever ,170 by a link, as'shown in Fig. 5, lated to raise and lower the slide and the folder carrying frame by means of a pitman 171 pivotally connected to said lever. and havin its other end forked' to straddle the camshaft 35 and provided with a cam roll running in a face cam groove 172 of the cam disk 36on said shaft. The pitman 171 is preferably adjustably connected to the. lever 170 to provide for adjusting the throw of the lever. v e

The middle portion of the covering strip is raised and pressed against thelower horizontal side of the box by means of a presser bar 175 supported, when the frame 162 is in its lowermost iosition, by means of rods 176 which extend throurh openings in the horizontal portion 166 o the frame 162, as

and said lever is OSCllshown in Fig. 5. Friction blocks 177 mounted in the ends of thev resser bar 175 foldin and spring pressed outwar as shown in Fig. 12, bear against the inner faces of the uprights 167 and 168 of the frame 162 so that as the frame is'moved upward the presser bar 175 will be carried upward until the strip lying thereon is brought into contact with the lower horizontal side of the box. The upward movementof the presser bar will then cease, the friction blocks 17.7 thereafter sliding along the uprights 167 and 168 as the frame 162 continues its upward movement.

The strip folders 160 and 161 are formed by the ends of sliding bars 180 and 181 carried by the upper ends of the uprights 167 and 168 of the foldencarrying frame and mounted to slide horizontally thereon, as by being provided with side grooves 182 to receive horizontal guides 183 extending from the inner faces of upward extensions 184:

of theuprights 167 and 168. The ends of the bars 180 and 181 which fori'n the folders are provided on each side with inwardly and upwardly extendin guide flanges 185, the ends of the bars forming the folders being of a width corresponding to the width of the covering strip and the flanges 185 serving to guide the covering strip as it is drawn into position beneath the box by the positioning devices and during the folding movements of the folders. The extensions 184 of the uprights 167 and 168 are also spaced afpart a distance corresponding to the width 0 the covering strip and serve as positioning guides for the strip as the latter is moved into position beneath the box. When the folder carrying frame is in its lowermost position, as shown in Fig. 5, the top of the sliding bars 180 and 181 and the top of the presser bar 175 form a support to receive the covering strip as the latter is drawn inward over the same by the gripper 115, as will be clearly seen from Figs. 5, 7, and 8. As the ,folder carrying frame moves upward after the covering st-ri has been placed in position, the strip wil be raised until its middle portion is brought into contact with and pressed against the lower horizontal side of the box by the presser bar 175, and as the upward movement of the folder carrying frame then continues, the

extending portions of the strip will be folded upward and laid against the vertical sides of the box by the folders 160 and 161, and when the folder carrying frame reaches its uppermost position the folding bars 180 and 181 will be 1 n line with the upper horizontal. side of the box,as shown in Fig. 12. The bars are then moved inward to lay the on s of the covering strip down against the upper horizontal side of the box, one of the bars, as 181, first making its inward movement and then being retracted as the as shown in Figs. 12,214 and 12.

other bar 180 makes its inward movement,

so that the end of the strip folded by the bar 180 will be lapped over the end folded by the bar 181. The folding bars are given their reciprocating movements in the com struction. shown by means of actuating levers 186 and 187 which normally stand in the position shown in Figs. 5 and 12 and I have their lower ends slotted to receive studs 188 on the folding barsas the folding bars are carried upward by the upward movement of the folder carrying frame. lever arms are swung inward and outward in proper time to give the folding bars their inward movement and then retract them to their normal position, as shown in full lines These 9 in Fig. 12. As shown, these, lever arms are a said shaft.

The edge folders for the edges of the portion of the covering strip applied to the roll running in the groove of a cam 198 on lower horizontal side of the box are formed by plates 200' and 201 mounted on the sides of the presser bar-17 5 so as to be capable of slight vertical movement thereon, as by means of the pin and slot connection shown, and the plates are normally held intheir lower or retracted position, as shown in Fig. 7, by means of springs 202 shown best in Fig. 14. As the folder carrying frame 162 approaches the end of its upward movement, the presser bar 175 being then in the position shown in Figs. 12 and 14, the folder plate 200 is engaged by pins 203 carried by the folder carrying frame 162 and moved upward to the position shown in Fig. 14:, thereby folding one edge of the covering strip upward against the bottom of tlllfftbgfii,

same time, the folding lplate 201 is en aged by a spring 204 also carried by the older barrying frame 162 and moved upward to the position shown in Fig. '14, thereby folding the other edge of the covering strip in-,

ward past the edge of the box side as shown in said figure and in Fig. 12f. A yielding I part, such as the spring 204, is provided for moving the folding plate 201 upward so as to permit such plate to be moved backward out of the path of the plunger by which the edge of the covering strip is folded inwardagainst the inner faces of the box sides.

Each of the uprights 167 and 168 of the folding frame 162 carries air of edge a folders for folding the edges of the portions 

